Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast

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U.S. Air Date: July 30, 2007

Hope for Autistic Children (Part 1 of 3)

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A panel of experts offers encouragement and advice to parents dealing with the challenges of raising autistic children. (Part 1 of 3)

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Today's resources

Web Exclusive Audio Clip #1: Recognizing the Signs
John Fuller and Dr. Walt Larimore discuss early childhood behaviors that may signal to parents the need to seek help from a developmental specialist. (Note: All clips require Windows Media Player.)
Web Exclusive Audio Clip #2: Choosing a Treatment Option
Mr. Fuller and Dr. Larimore discuss the different treatment options for autistic/special-needs children.
Web Exclusive Audio Clip #3: A Family Affair
Mr. Fuller and Dr. Larimore discuss how entire families are affected by autism, and what can be done to guard against the stress caused by chronic illnesses.
Web Exclusive Audio Clip #4: Safety in the Home
Mr. Fuller and Dr. Larimore discuss measures parents should take to keep autistic children safe around the house.
Why So Quiet?
These are some causes and signs of autism, and what parents can do about it.
Reaching Blake
A classroom assistant reaches an autistic boy everyone else had abandoned as a lost cause.

Guest Biography

Dr. Brad Beck is currently the Director of Ransomed Heart Ministries. Formerly, he served as a medical issues advisor for Focus on the Family and a technical editor for Focus' Physician magazine. Dr. Beck has practiced medicine in various clinical, academic and government settings for nearly 20 years. He and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of three children.

Lynn Hamilton is an author and an expert in autism, having conducted much of her own research after her son, Ryan, was diagnosed with autism. She now speaks to parents and professionals around the world, offering practical information on treating autism. Lynn and her husband, Roger, have four children.

Dr. Walt Larimore is currently a full-time author and medical journalist. He also teaches part-time, holding adjunct clinical academic appointments in family medicine at the In His Image Family Medicine Residency Program in Tulsa, Okla. Formerly, Dr. Larimore served as Focus on the Family's Vice President of Medical Outreach and Focus' Physician in Residence. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children.

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